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Man who crashed into school bus gets 15 years
James Surrett of Cedar Rapids received a 15 year prison term after pleading guilty to eluding and habitual offender charges stemming from a February chase that ended with a crash into a Cedar Rapids school bus and another pickup. He cited mental illness and drug addiction, but the judge ordered prison despite a mental health evaluation.
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Stephen Mally
the Gazette
First Street
James Surrett
Cedar Rapids
Surrett
David Grinde
Sixth Judicial District
Robert Sosalla
Sosalla
Linn County
Jason Besler
Highway 13
Mount Vernon Road
Norway
West Amana